Rail-clip.



L. F. BRAINE.

BAIL CLIP. A1?PLIGA'IION FILED FEB. 14. 1908.

Patented Dee. 22, 1908.

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in of 'New York and State of New "forlihavenivented certain new and useful improvements in Rail-Clips, of which the n folloivi'ng is' aspeoiiication.

construction of rail clip embodying means v .'liliisffinvention irelates to, the subject of railway 'raii'fastenings, and has special referenceto that type of fastening known the art" as' `raill "c'll ips,' and utilized as a clamping devileeior fastening the rail to the 4tie as a sub/Istr', vfoijthevv conventionalinanner of enipzlyjying railroad spikes and equivalent fasteners.

Tofthis'reiid the inventioncontemplates a simple, practical and thoroughly eiiicient forfirmly securing the, rail to the tie in suclia -Iranner as to eiifevctually maintain the gage of the trck by positively preventing vertical or lateralinoveinent 'of the rails. Also, the invention provides a construetionfof rail clip which entirely obviatesA any accidental displacement ofv the rail, either vertically oi' laterally, and` thus insures a fastening for the railjwhi'eh not only performs all of the fasteningfuncftions of the ordinary rail fasteiiings, ,such asv spikes, lag screws ,and ythe like, but V'also affords added"'security for the fastening besides'presei'iting a structure having greater adaptability, yndv durability than said ordi'- narygfasteners. M .l f Inaddition to the general functioiisabove indicated, aspecial and distinctive object of thel invention resideSD a novel design of'rail clip of Wha'tinay be termed a duplex forma-y tion, so that the clip will be reversible in charaoterand. therefore'having' a Wide range of "adaptability.l l In this connection, thelinveiibut also lin `connectionvvith raill either of the qstandardA or -insi'ilated types. L Hence, the invention provides a rail clip capable ofl "l ,Or rail,v

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specif icationfof Letten; Patent.' A ppiicaiipniiied February 14, 1908. seriai No. 415,815.

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natureof the' invention is better'understood,

the .saine consists in the novel construction,

. With2 these and niany other objects in view, which Will more readily appear as the f sol The essential features of the invention, in.-

volved in the details for carrying out the obl.jects 'above referred to, are necessarily susceptibld` to, structural Variations Without de- .parting from the scope of the, invention, but

certain preferred embodiments thereof are shownv in theaocompanying drawings, in

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation showing the improved rail clip in its applied position as employed for a direct fastening for rails' and joints of the insulated type. Fig. '2 is a detailin perspective of the improved design of rail clip shown in Fig. i.

Iwith a standard rail joint. F ig. i is a perspective vienY similar to Fig. 2, but illustrating the clip in its reversed position. Fig. 5 ,is a sectional elevation showing the'` Y Figisaviewj. similar to Fig. l showing'the clip reversed and employed as a fastening in connection clip adapted for use as a rail fastening in 1 connection with steel tie, and also illustrating the Vclip inodiiied for that purpose. Fig. 6 isa detail plan vi'eW'of the modified clip sliovvn in Fig. 5 illustrating its arrangement upon the top flange of steel tie. Fig. 7 is a sectional -elevation showing the clip applied Fig'. 8 is a detail plan view of Like references designate Corresponding parts inthe several figures of the drawings. tionha'sinview la' reversible clip' which Will perform'itsrail fastening funotionsnot only as a direct fasteningnieans for the rail itself,

rhe improved railclip forming the subject `matter Vof ythe present application, preferably consists of a single forging or casting of appro riate dimensions and Weight yto insure su iioient stability 'and strength -as a rail lin i undercut., at. Kitts l,productie Athe v(fipposite and reverselyV to a rail and illustrating a modification inarranged clam ing lips 2 and 3. The said Y provide annular bearing seats for a Washer clamp plate or ody l may be of'any suitable outline configuration, but is preferably of oblong, 'rectangular form, thereby disposing the reversely arranged lips 2 and 3 at the opposite ends of the body, and these lips are essentially of duplicate' design, though reversely related, so as to be adapted to respectively clamp u on the base flange of a rail, and the foot ange of a rail joint side member. ln this connection, it is to be observed that the o positely located and roversely disposed c amping lips 2 and 3 are formed upon their undercut sides with the inclined bearing faces 4; and with the transverse .abutment shoulders 5 located at the juncture of the inner ends of said faces Ll with the contiguous flat rest surface of the clam body. These. transverse abutment shou ders are therefore arran ed in positions to receive and arrest latera thrust of the rail or rail joint member. 'f

The duplicate, but reverse, clamping-lip formation of the clamp body is a distinguishing feature of the improved clip, but in addition to the said lips, the clamp body is further provided at its upper and lower sides with what may be termed the upper and lower main flat rest surfaces 6 and 7, each of which surfaces is'thinned of toward and next to the shoulder end 5 of one ofthe clamping lips to provide a clearance bevel 8. This clearance bevel extends the full width of the clamp body and a slight inclination so as to not interfere with a firm and flat seating of the clip on top of the tie, but at the same time provides a clearance for adjustment purposes, so ythat wear can be taken up by tightening up the clip fastener.

Another distinguishing feature of the clip consists in providing the same with a supplemental fastening element or elements which supplements the fastening and clamping functions of the cli proper. This detail involves providing t e clamp body on one side thereof, and preferably on what may be --referred to as the under bearing face of one of the lips (3), with one or more offstanding supplemental fastening studs 9 of a round or angular form in oross section as may be deslred. Obviously, any desired number of these studs`9 may be utilized, and in some cases, only a single one of such studs being entirely sufhcient, but for illustrative pur-1 poses, the clam body is shown in the drawrefera ly provided with a pair of said stu s forming a rigid part of the lip 3` and projecting from the bearing face thereof so as to engage in and interlock with the spike holes or notches of a rail joint member,

as will presently appear. 1

`To provide for securing the clip to the tie, the same has its body portion pierced centrally by a fastener hole 10, at the ends' of which may be formed countersinks 11 to cation or use of the improved rail clip, it will be seen by reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings, that when applied as a direct fastening "for a rail R, the clamp body is arranged with its rest surface 7 flat upon the tie T and its li 2 engaged over and upon the base flange of the rail. Also, in this use, the clip is shown as secured to the tie by means of a clip fastener 12 in the form of a lag screw passed through the fastener hole 10 into the tie and binding on top of the clamp body and in the uppermost countersink or seat 11. Vith the parts thus arranged, it will be observed that the lip 3 and the supplemental studs 9 are idle except for the fact that theshown in lFig. 3 0f the drawings, wherein the rail R is illustrated as being combined with a rail joint having a side joint member 13pmvided with a foot flange 14 in which is formed the usual spike hole or holes 15, utilized under the present invention to receive the su lemental fastening studs 9 carried by tflfe ip 3 which clamps on top of said foot flange. Another use of the invention is shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings. These figures illustrate the clip applied as a fastening for rails in connection with a steel tie 16, and in this use thereof, the said cli is ada ted to be secured directly on top of t e top ange 17 of the tie through the medium of a bolt for equivalent clip fastener 18. In using a bolt as a fastener in this connection, a beveled or equivalent washer 19 may or may not be used in the uppermost countersink or seat 11 roo A further modification of the invention is .l

'suggestedin Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings. l This modification includes all of the essential fe tures hereinbeforedescribed, and in addition thereto, the provision of the clamp body, upon the tie engaging surface of each clamping lip, with one or more rigid oifstanding auxiliary anchoring claws 22 adapted to engage in a Wooden tie to prevent lateral movement.

Various other modificatins ma beresorted to, and also' changes in the orm and proportion of parts Without de arting from the spirit, or sacrificing any oi) the advantages ofthe invention.

claim: 1. A rail clip comprising a reversible body having separate clamping means for respecively engaging a rail and a rail joint memer. v

v2. A rail clip comprising a reversible body having-opposite clamping lips, one of which carries su plemental fastening means.

3. A ra l clip comprising a reversible body having opposite claming lips, one of Which carries a supplementa fastening stud for engagement With a spike hole in a rail joint member.

4. A rail clip havin menta comprising a reversible body. opposlte clamping lips, and supp1ev astening studs, the' latter being adapted toy engage the spike holes of a rail joint member. n

5. -A rail clip comprising a reversible body having separate clamping means for respectively engaging a rail and a rail joint member, and also provided with auxiliary anchoring means for engagement with the tie.

6. A rail clip comprising a' reversible body having separate clamping means respectively for a rail and a rail joint member, supplemental fastening means for engagement with a rail joint member, and auxiliary means for engagement With the tie.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LAWRENCE F, BRAINE. Witnesseszv BENJ. WOLHAUPTER, WALTER S. OGILVY.

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